The loss prevention officer told police Tyler Jarvis had filled Walmart gift cards with a total of $5,100 in cash value without paying for them, the affidavit states.

When Tyler Jarvis was working, he used promotional codes to fill the gift cards on Nov. 23, 24 and 25. The promotional code was for iPhones and would give the customer a $300 Walmart gift card, police said in the affidavit.

The loss prevention officer told police that Tyler Jarvis used the gift cards to make purchases, totaling about $1,700, at Walmart from Nov. 23 through Dec. 6.

Tyler Jarvis provided the loss prevention officer with a written statement saying he did load the cards and that he knew it was wrong, the affidavit states.

The loss prevention officer also told police that Tyler Jarvis gave Courtney Jarvis a gift card that she used at Walmart, and she was present when the gift cards were being used.

Courtney Jarvis told police that Tyler Jarvis had given her a Walmart gift card and he had told her it was from his mother. She said she found out the gift cards were stolen when she was with Tyler Jarvis for a purchase of about $1,100, police said in the affidavit.

She also told police that she still used the gift card after knowing it was stolen.

Courtney Jarvis made purchases with the gift cards that totaled about $1,300.

Tyler Jarvis told police that he loaded the cards and spent them, police said in the affidavit.

The money left on the gift cards was given back to Walmart.

Tyler Jarvis was charged with forgery, theft by deception, receiving stolen property and tampering with records, according to online court documents.

Courtney Jarvis was charged with theft by deception and receiving stolen property.

Both were released on their own recognizance and have preliminary hearings scheduled for Feb. 13, documents state.

Their attorney was unable to reached for comment.

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To report information on any of these individuals, call the Adams County Sheriff's Office at 717-337-9828.
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